'Glee' actor Mark Salling found dead

Mark Salling arrives at the 32nd Annual Paleyfest : 'Glee' held at The Dolby Theatre on Friday, March 13, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Richard Shotwell/Invision)

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By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

LOS ANGELES --

Mark Salling, one of the stars of the Fox musical comedy "Glee," has died at age 35.

Salling's lawyer, Michael J. Proctor, tells The Associated Press the actor died Tuesday. His death comes weeks before the actor was scheduled to be sentenced in federal court on child pornography charges.

Proctor did not reveal the cause of death.

Salling pleaded guilty in December to possession of child pornography. Prosecutors say a search of Salling's computer found more than 50,000 images of child porn.

He was scheduled to be sentenced March 7.

He played bad-boy Noah "Puck" Puckerman on the long-running show, which concluded in 2015.